John Edward Rummel was the son of Clarence Edgar Rummel and Mae Colyer.

Private First Class Rummel was a member of B Battery, 39th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea.

Buried Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Roane Co., TN

  • Rank: Private First Class
  • Date of birth:
  • 14 December 1932
  • Date of death: 17 June 1953
  • County: Roane
  • Service Branch: Army
  • Division/Assignment: 39th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division
  • Conflict: Korean War
  • Awards: Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Korean War Service Medal
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Roane County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XXI, Middle Panel
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